Design a Course with Friction
by Lisa Barnard
In the second part of this lesson, students will now test how friction can change the speed of a RC car. Students will first test the RC car on three different surfaces of their choice and time them with a stopwatch. Students will again be able to calculate the mean in their data. Finally, students will use their knowledge of friction in order to design a course to slow down a RC car.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FD53o83pJMJn_a3is82B33sgA8j3WLeR/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P3: Net Force P4: Energy Transfer Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S4: Apply Science to Engineering Mathematics Statistics and Probability (SP)
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